Research from the Diamond diversity monitor has revealed the scale of the UK TV industry’s working class problem, and found that the problem infects both the upper and lower echelons of the sector.
According to the first-of-its-kind report from the broadcaster-backed Creative Diversity Network’s (CDN) Diamond, people from a working-class background made around one quarter of programme contributions for the year to March 31 2026, well shy of the 39% national average. Around 13% of contributions were made by people who went to private school, nearly double the national average.
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